Detroit vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	639K	2.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 115% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1843rd and 5826th ($1979 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 6th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 172nd and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Salvador

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	Detroit	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$12057

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711